Gà lấm lưng, chó sưng đồ
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Meaning · English
Small mistakes can lead to big problems
Literally: chicken stains back, dog swells belly
Examples
Anh ấy đã bỏ qua lỗi nhỏ và cuối cùng dẫn đến Gà lấm lưng, chó sưng đồHe overlooked a small mistake and eventually it led to a big problem
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Gà lấm lưng, chó sưng đồ” mean?
Small mistakes can lead to big problems Literally: chicken stains back, dog swells belly
Is “Gà lấm lưng, chó sưng đồ” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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